First Day Of School!!!

First Day of School!  First day of Jr High!  First Day of 2nd grade!  First Day of Kindergarten!  STOP!!!  

Kind of excited about Jr High, but not really.  However, we love to get our pictures taken.

NOOOOO! My Baby!

Cambree is AWESOME! And so grown up.

 I love you too, Babe!

 Wait...how did this happen?

At least we get to have a class with our best friend and next door neighbor!

Growing up too fast!

There's no turning back now!

Que the tears......

11 and Counting

Wow!  This has been a year of major changes!  Not to mention how fast it has flown!  Shayla has grown up so much!  She is babysitting, being social, having late nights, developing her talents, and growing tall.  I wish it would slow down, but yet I'm excited to see the woman she will become (and she is becoming quite extraordinary!)  We had a fun birthday celebration in Provo.  Early in the morning was spent at cheer camp. 

 After camp it was off to a favorite restaurant and then to see where our favorite show is filmed!

We finally made it home and opened presents (there's a theme, can you see it?)...

I think there will be no more birthday cakes at our house, only birthday brownies.

We are shocked and surprised that this birthday has come and gone so fast. 

So is Shayla!

The Best July -- Ever!!

Seriously, we had the best July--ever!!!  I'm so sad to see it end, but glad I took thousands of pictures to remind us of all we did.  

Of course we had to celebrate the 4th of July!  

Why not design our own shirts for the occasion?

And have cousins over for a bb-q and fireworks!

Then we took a trip up to Logan so Brian could play in the Alumni Band!

He had a blast!

The Highlight of July!!!

ROAD TRIP!!

Off to Nauvoo to play, tour, and visit Aunt Jane and Uncle Chris

After Nauvoo, it was time to hit Chicago!  

And go eat at our favorite restaurant...

Paddle boats downtown Naperville

 And to just try to blend in.

 A trip to Brookfield Zoo is always fun!

Not to mention the Museum of Science and Industry

Just hanging out....

Boat Rides.....

And our favorite picture spots with our favorite Cityscape!

Sears Tower (Whatcha Talkin' Abt Willis?)

Shopping on the Magnificent Mile!!

Chicago Pizza!!!!!

It truly is my kind of town!

It was so great to have "Bean" there!

The trip went too fast, so we decided to extend the drive back by stopping at to see the school that has blest us with the ability to have taken this trip.

And add in one more stop at Martin's Cove to bring the vacation back full circle as we learned about some more of our ancestors.

We only wish we could have had more time!  But alas, work and life get in the way.  We had a fantastic trip visiting old friends, such as the Fishers, Mitchells, Petersons, Furstenaus, and Downs.  I'm totally up with road tripping again!  The entire trip with just our little family and very little interruptions.  It was magical!  So magical that we even enjoyed the ride without the help of movies and shows. Not bad for many days in a car!

To end July with a bang...We decided we needed to do BYU Cheer Camp again!  It was just as fun as they remembered from last year.  Plus a little more fun since T could join in with her sisters!

I'm so sad to see July end. I love my little family!  I have loved making these great memories with them, enjoying being together, and watching them enjoy each other.  Thanks for the memories!!!!